Officer opens fire on occupants of car during traffic stop

Police are investigating after a routine traffic stop led an officer to open fire Monday afternoon.

WPBF 25 News' Terri Parker reports that a Riviera Beach was making a traffic stop, but by the time the car stopped, it was in the 5400 block of Greenwood Avenue in West Palm Beach.

West Palm Beach police Capt. Dave Bernhardt said the Riviera Beach police officer fired at least one shot at the occupants of the car. Nobody was hit, but the occupants got away and are still at large.

Bernhardt said police don't know why the officer stopped the car or what led the officer to open fire.

West Palm Beach police are investigating the shooting, while Riviera Beach police will investigate the traffic stop.

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